#Asthma care

[redashtv]

10 Natural Remedies for Severe Asthma

If you suffer from severe asthma and your usual meds don't seem to be helping, you might wonder if there's anything else you can take to manage your symptoms. Questions like what choices are available to you if you have severe asthma and are having problems controlling your symptoms can be expected of you. If the remedies are followed diligently, then they can help you alleviate your asthma symptoms.

Natural treatments may help you feel better, take less medication, and live a longer, and healthier life. These therapies work best when paired with the standard asthma medications that your doctor has recommended. There are 10 complimentary remedies you can try to heal the intensity of asthma.

Remedies are as follows:-

Dietary Changes

Using Garlic in Daily Life

Papworth Technique

Ginger

Honey

Omega-3 Oils

Caffeine

Yoga 

Mindfulness

Acupuncture

Among all these, we will be discussing two remedies that will be easy to do even in your hectic schedule.

Remedy 1: Yoga

Stretching and breathing techniques are incorporated into yoga to improve flexibility and all-around fitness. Many people find that doing yoga helps them feel less stressed, which may help their asthma.

Yoga's emphasis on breathing exercises may also lessen the frequency of asthma attacks. 

Remedy 2: Dietary Changes

Despite the fact that there is no particular diet for those who have severe asthma, there are some actions you may do that might help with your symptoms.

Severe asthma is frequently made worse by obesity. The importance of eating a healthy, balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables cannot be overstated. Beta-carotene is a great source of antioxidants that may help to reduce inflammation around your airways, along with vitamins C and E.

Try to avoid eating specific foods if they cause your asthma symptoms to flare up after you eat them. It's likely that your symptoms are getting worse because of a food allergy.

It’s a Wrap

The emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical components of each individual making up a system are highlighted in a holistic approach to treatment. Doctors have long believed that treating chronic diseases like asthma requires a more all-encompassing strategy. Asthma is viewed as a treatable condition by holistic medicine, which also offers a means of healing. Asthma is a chronic illness that can accompany you for the rest of your life, inflicting unrelenting suffering and continuing health issues. To discover more about treating your asthma holistically by utilizing three tried-and-true alternative therapies and taking the first step toward an asthma-free life, visit RedAsh TV's free Mini-Course on Healing Asthma Holistically.

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Foods loaded with Vitamin C for asthma

Asthma complications can be greatly reduced by adding adequate amounts of Vitamin C to your regular diet. Below are some vegetarian sources through which you can get Vitamin C.

Broccoli

Tomatoes

Bell peppers

Strawberries

Lemon

Oranges

Kiwi

Indian gooseberry (Amla)

Consult a healthcare professional for personalized advice based on your specific health condition.

[eris-rose]

What to Do when You Have an Asthma Attack

(Note: I am not a medical professional, and this is not my work or writing. I am simply posting this for an assignment. This article from the NHS is my source.)

Sit up straight, and try to keep calm.

Take one puff of your reliever inhaler (usually blue) every 30 to 60 seconds up to 10 puffs.

If you feel worse at any point, or you do not feel better after 10 puffs, call 999 (if you live in the UK, or 911 if you live in the US, or whichever emergency number your country uses) for an ambulance.

If the ambulance has not arrived after 10 minutes and your symptoms are not improving, repeat step 2.

If your symptoms are no better after repeating step 2, and the ambulance has still not arrived, contact 999/[emergency number] again immediately.

Never be frightened of calling for help in an emergency.

Try to take the details of your medicines (or your personal asthma action plan) with you to hospital if possible.

If your symptoms improve and you do not need to call 999/[emergency number], get an urgent same-day appointment to see a GP or asthma nurse.

This advice is not for people on SMART or MART treatment. If this applies to you, ask a GP or asthma nurse what to do if you have an asthma attack.

After an Asthma Attack

You should see a GP or asthma nurse within 48 hours of leaving hospital, or ideally on the same day if you did not need hospital treatment.

About 1 in 6 people treated in hospital for an asthma attack need hospital care again within 2 weeks, so it's important to discuss how you can reduce your risk of future attacks.

Talk to a doctor or nurse about any changes that may need to be made to manage your condition safely.

For example, the dose of your treatment may need to be adjusted or you may need to be shown how to use your inhaler correctly.

[reasonsforhope]

Less than three months after U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and her colleagues launched an investigation into the four major American manufacturers of inhalers, three of the companies have relented, making commitments to cap costs for their inhalers at $35 for patients who now pay much more.

25 million Americans have asthma and 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), meaning over 40 million Americans rely on inhalers to breathe.

Inhalers have been available since the 1950s, and most of the drugs they use have been on the market for more than 25 years.

According to a statement from the Wisconsin Senator’s office, inhaler manufacturers sell the exact same products at a much lower costs in other countries. One of AstraZeneca’s inhalers, Breztri Aerosphere, costs $645 in the U.S.—but just $49 in the UK. Inhalers made by Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, and Teva have similar disparities.

Baldwin and her Democratic colleagues—New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders—pressured the companies to lower their prices by writing letters to GSK, Boehringer Ingelheim, Teva, and AstraZeneca requesting a variety of documents that show why such higher prices are charged in America compared to Europe.

As a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Baldwin recently announced that as a result of the letters they had secured commitments from three of the four to lower the out-of-pocket costs of inhalers to a fixed $35.00 rate.

“For the millions of Americans who rely on inhalers to breathe, this news is a major step in the right direction as we work to lower costs and hold big drug companies accountable,” said Senator Baldwin.

A full list of the inhalers and associated drugs can be viewed here.

It’s the second time in the last year that pharmaceutical companies were forced to provide reasonable prices—after the cost of insulin was similarly capped successfully at $35 per month thanks to Congressional actions led by the White House.

-via Good News Network, March 25, 2024

[neon-pink-leitner]

Ashtma tumblr, if you use Advair

Does it make you gag? I just started it and its made me gag twice

[oreenolivia968]

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[chronicallycouchbound]

PSA: Please don’t ask participants to do grounding/mindful/somatic/etc practices at your events

Grounding exercises should not be an activity in large group settings, especially unsolicited and without warning, especially if you’re not aware of every single person in the space’s mental health conditions, physical health conditions, and personal relationship to their body.

Practices such as mindfulness, grounding, somatic exercises, breathing techniques, body scans, etc. are very helpful therapeutic tools to help manage stress. They can (and do!) help plenty of people– when taught safely and used effectively!

HOWEVER for people with conditions that cause psychosis and/or dissociative conditions such as depersonalization/derealization, these techniques are contraindicated and can make their symptoms significantly worse. They should only be used with guidance from their mental health team and adapted to their needs. For people with conditions like anxiety and PTSD, being aware of breathing can trigger a trauma response or anxiety attacks.

And for people with conditions that cause chronic pain or other uncomfortable bodily sensations, becoming re-centered with their bodies can cause more awareness of the pain they are in, which a level of (ideally functional) dissociation is actually helpful. For people in wheelchairs and powerchairs, touching the ground beneath their feet isn’t always an option. For people with cardiac and pulmonary conditions, deep breathing can be impossible or can trigger asthma attacks. For disabled people in general, doing body scans can be impossible due to paralysis or limb differences. They can bring awareness to things the person wasn’t aware were wrong to begin with (which is helpful in certain spaces, but not a great ice breaker at a retreat!)

And for trans people, binders and other garments can restrict breathing, and taking repeated deep breaths while binding can cause rib damage (which is why you shouldn't bind at night, while coughing from sickness, while exercising, etc). Becoming centered in a body that makes you dysphoric can be deeply distressing, again, a level of functional dissociation helps.

This also goes for plenty of other people in marginalized bodies, such as people of color, people who use substances, queer people, and more. Becoming grounded in your own marginalized body can be a heavy weight to carry, and needs appropriate and individualized care to be a beneficial experience.

As an alternative, I suggest doing a round of gratitudes instead, it allows for people to choose their level of vulnerability in spaces, while not being generally contraindicated for many people. Doing fun (and appropriate to the setting) icebreakers are great. Ask what brings someone to the space. Check-ins about basic needs such as if people need to use the restroom, eat, drink water, are rested, etc. can be more appropriate body check-ins for folks to do.

I don’t recommend doing these exercises even with a warning beforehand. If I'm in the room while someone is leading a breathing exercise, even if I try to ignore it, I (and most people) would automatically become aware of my breathing. The same goes for any other techniques. These techniques can cause real, life-threatening levels of harm for some people, and can even just be deeply uncomfortable or distressing for others. Dissociation is not inherently evil or bad or harmful. It is the way the body and mind naturally respond to adverse experiences (note: it can also cause distress and at higher levels, can be disordered) it is best to allow people to exist as they are in communal spaces. Let people show up as they are.

Most spaces are not equipped or appropriate to respond to emergencies, difficult feelings, and all the varied responses that can come from folks doing mindfulness in group settings.

I personally do some things before large gatherings and events to feel centered on the activity I’ll be doing, and afterward, I decompress. Encourage participants to lean on their natural supports and offer suggestions for it! Be creative in your caring!

This also doesn’t mean to discourage these practices! If you see someone doing deep breathing, check in with them, offer a space for them to decompress, care for them! Worksheets or posters on techniques like square breathing and 5 senses check-ins are great for a quiet room or spaces where participants can decide if they want/are able to engage with those tools. It should be a fully consensual opt-in, rather than being forced to opt-out. Having to leave a room when a group leader says “We’re going to start a mindful breathing meditation, please feel free to leave if you have psychosis, chronic pain, or are trans” is obviously othering and outs people.

Sincerely, someone who has psychotic symptoms, dissociation, chronic pain, is trans and whose body is marginalized in many ways and is really tired from trying to explain this at every event I go to

[vurelly]

how am i meant to ha wahoo yippee through life in these conditions

[itsriotmotherfuckers]

Sirius smokes. Remus sits outside to talk to him while he does it. James follows them out and blows bubbles just to hang out with them. Peter follows James out and watches the smoke and bubbles.

[c0rvidfagg0try]

Phoenix Wright Disabled Headcanons:

ADHD king literally the evidence is everywhere in the game

Constantly tapping his fingers and biting his nails cuz of it

Always has silly bandaids on his fingers (bought for Pearl but he uses them mostly)

Has POTS as well as chronic Back and Knee/Leg Pain (since childhood but exacerbated by physical trauma)

Gets hot/cold really easily from POTS so hes always taking his jacket on and off

Always putting his feet on his desk while he reads case files and everyone thinks hes just doesnt really care abt office etiquette (partially true) but its more for his POTS and leg pain

Paces behind the defense bench so his legs dont get as stiff

Also has chronic migraines (caused by the poison)

Usually gets them right after a trial wraps up due to his adrenaline crashing and the stress

Also gets POTS/pain flare ups then too

Partially the reason why he doesn’t take as many cases is cuz he needs time to rest

Standing in court and biking around to investigate takes it out of him

Asthma/lung and throat trauma (from eating glass)

Uses a cane sometimes but doesn’t like to

Feels like it makes him seem weak

In an effort to get him to use it more Maya and Pearls decorate it wish silly stickers (it works)

Wears braces more often tho

Also uses an inhaler (needed it more eight after the incident but doesnt need it as much now)

(Always keeps an inhaler on hand though)

Asthma gets a lot worse when he gets sick and it can take months for his throat to recover

Has had depression since everything w/ Dahlia and it gets kicked into high gear during the 7 yr gap

Maya, Miles, and Trucy force him to see a therapist (Miles pays for it)

(Phoenix doesnt think he needs it so hes only going becuz he doesnt want to waste Miles’s money)

Major medical trauma (very cautious about food/drinks and cannot take cold medicine)

Can’t stand hospitals cuz they remind him of when he had to get the glass taken out

Needs someone go go with him to the doctor so he has someone to care for him afterwards (calm him down, make him eat, drive him home) since he usually has a panic attack

When he has a really bad day (whether that be mental or physical) Trucy will call Miles and he’ll drop everything to come take care of Phoenix

Usually this involves a massage, advil, and a bath bomb (and just Miles’s company)

(I like to imagine gets him some advil immediately and then he helps Phoenix into a bath and rubs his legs or neck for a little bit and then when he’s done he just sits on the floor next to the tub and reads a book while Phoenix relaxes)

(And then after he helps him get in bed, orders Phoenix’s favorite Thai food, rubs some soothing gel on whatever hurts, and then both of them and Trucy snuggle up and watch a movie of Phoenix’s choice (usually Legally Blonde) til he passes out)

[anghraine]

You'd think the worst part of being immunocompromised would be catching All The Things, but honestly, the actual worst part is not being able to visit very sick loved ones because they're afraid of you catching the sickness :(

[ayurvedictipsforall]

Omega-3-rich foods for asthma

To support your recovery during illness, prioritize a balanced diet with omega-3 rich foods.

These foods act as a shield against bacterial infections allergic reactions, and chronic lung diseases. Apart from being beneficial for respiration, it also delivers a positive impact on metabolism and the immune system. You can take the below-mentioned omega-3 enriched foods for asthma management.

Flaxseeds

Chia seeds

Walnuts

Avacado

Hemp seeds

Basil

Blackberries

Papaya

Consult a healthcare professional for personalized advice based on your specific health condition.

Wishing you a swift recovery.

[salt-baby]

I just don't understand people who don't do a COVID test when they get sick

[deusluxuria]

( AU where abdul & polnareff help bruno's group through their journey )

( NSFW implied )

abdul: (wearing layers in 80F degree weather)

abbacchio: how are you not sweating and dying out here

polnareff: (smug) oh, please, he only sweats when we--

polnareff: (the top of his hair is suddenly on fire and he starts screaming and trying to put it out)

bruno: ...well. there's one way to solve domestic conflict, i guess.